Samarang (film) explained

Samarang is a 1933 American Pre-Code action film directed by Ward Wing and written by Thomas J. Geraghty. The film was released on June 28, 1933, by United Artists.^{[1] [2]} Its copyright was registered in 1933 but was not renewed, so the film is in the public domain.^[3]

Plot

On an island called Samarang, in the Malay Straits, a native village of fishermen depend on the fishing for their livelihood and ability to survive.

Cast

• Ahmang as The Pearl Diver
• Sai-Yu as Sweetheart
• Chang-Fu as Captain
• Mamounah as Mother
• Ko-Hal as Brother

Production

With its exotic location, Samarang followed the formula of other educational films of that time, mixing footage of factual cultural scenes with its fictional romance story, and as an American ethnographic film included displays of nudity that were considered acceptable.^[4]

See also

• Nudity in film

External links

• • • Still at granger.com
• Of lost kampongs, fishnet bondage and remnant tombs in an equatorial Hollywood: Location Scouting in Samarang
• Lobby card and stills
• (subtitles over title card)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Samarang (1933) - Overview. Turner Classic Movies. October 8, 2014.
2. Web site: Movie Review - Samarang (1933) Dramatic Adventures of a Pearl Diver Featured in a Film at the Rivoli. The New York Times. October 8, 2014.
3. Catalogue of Title Entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, at Washington, D.C.. (1933). United States: U.S. Government Printing Office.
4. Book: Geiger, Jeffrey . American Documentary Film: Projecting the Nation . Edinburgh University Press . 2011 . 61–62 . 978-0-7486-2147-7.